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Repair plaster art s12/4/2023 I used a small brush in order to get in all the tight places. The instructions say this and i found a spot that did puddle and it makes a spot that the leaf sticks to the top of the puddle but the glue under it lets the leaf come right off. First add the leaf adhesive to the frame, be sure to fill in all the nooks and crannies. it only took 2 tries before i got the hang of it. I have never worked with gold leaf and due to the cost just went for it instead of testing on something. I tested on a back corner and found that it looked great so i proceeded. I decided because the frame was already mostly gold that adding the leaf over it would not need to have a red base. The instructions show to add a red base before adding the gold leaf. Now that all the areas are replaced its time to add the gold leaf. The real gold leaf you may need to order online and goes for about $60 for a book of 18 sheets. But they are easy to find at any craft store. Most of this I picked up at my local Hobby Lobby and Walmart. >gold leaf or fake gold leaf $50 - $60 for 24K and $18 for the fake >butter knife or something to cut the clay and Milliput >card board or foam board for making the mold ![]() >Several Paint brushes (your choice of size) The glue doesn't come off easily once its sets for a while. ![]() It's not a big thing but it will help in the long run if you plan to use them again. I made the mistake of not taking care of the brushes properly and lost 4 of them. Knowing that i wanted this to last for another 124 years I wanted to be sure to use things that wouldn't harm the delicate frame anymore. After each step make sure to clean up. Originally I thought it was clay but i was wrong. I did some research and found that the frame was plaster with gold leaf. In warm weather, the drying takes a few days or so the batch I just bagged took almost two weeks - we've had cool and wet weather.When I first received the frame it had many pieces missing from the plaster. When there's enough clay to make up about three gallons, I rehydrate the dry clay - fully dry clay turns to mush very quickly - add the sludge and just enough water, no more - mix mix with a grout mixer, then ladle out on the plaster. The bits, lumps, cuttings - all hand-able bits go in a pan when fully dry, into a bucket. I'm retaining all the sludge in a five gallon bucket, pouring off the clear water for other uses. btw, pottery plaster is the way to go.Ī friend from Dublin tells me his son and their friends are mad for Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (that's from CA!) wow, when Guinness is the local brew? Gimme an Antwerpen!īack to clay. bag of Pottery plaster remains, should get around to casting more bats and slabs, as the stuff don' last forever. I'm using one side for red, brown, black, and buff clay, the other side for white clay.Ībout half my 100 lb. They definitely work better when fully dry, however, they move water when dampened as well.Īny road, I'm propping them up on 1x1" sticks so air circulates underneath as well as around the four sides, seems to make a difference the bottoms get cool, hence wet, eh?. ![]() I cast four 9x13" plaster slabs (in rectangular cake pan - from the thrift store, as boss said "No" 'bout anything from our kitchen in clay, hmmph!) to dry clay on. Weather here 'bout the same as Sacramento, perhaps a bit warmer at night. Should I wait before sitting the next batch on the plaster and if so how do I know the plaster bat is ready to use again? All seems to be fine but the original bat now is damp from the clay sitting overnight. I have used one of the bats to begin the ‘drying’ process of firming up the rehydrated clay over night and flipped it onto the second bat this morning. Despite having been cast five days the plaster bats feel slightly cold to the touch - does this indicate they are still drying and not ready to use?Ģ. I have dried discarded clay and rehydrated it for over a fortnight in a large bucket and made two large plaster bats to dry the rehydrated ‘slip’.ġ. This is loads of clay so I have been working on recycling. The current practise in the school it to discard clay ‘waste’. The other art teacher is also not a ceramicist. I am new to ceramics and have recently started teaching art is a school two days per week.
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